Lyon will work out my Chelsea move: Essien

Michael Essien claims to have been assured by Lyon that they will allow him to join Chelsea – at the right price.

Sat, 16 Jul, 2005 - 10:31

Michael Essien claims to have been assured by Lyon that they will allow him to join Chelsea – at the right price.

The French club’s president, Jean-Michel Aulas, has publicly insisted that Essien is not for sale, but the Ghanaian midfielder insists that is not his private view.

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